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• Improved Stewardship to Protect Veterinary Antimicrobial Usage in UK Cats and Dogs (In Progress)

  

  Funded by the Petplan Charitable Trust, this project aims to identify and promote effective and practical antimicrobial stewardship interventions for widespread adoption in veterinary practice.

• Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine

  The RVC's Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed) programme is a full-time, five-year undergraduate degree offering world-leading scientific and clinical training in veterinary medicine.
• Canine health and welfare research funding in the UK: Current status and future opportunities (Complete)

  

  This project, supported by four leading UK canine charities in partnership with the RVC, explored the levels and distribution of UK canine health research funding over the last decade, and analysed the areas of research this has included. Through …

• RVC academic's paper amongst the top 10% most downloadable Microbial Biotechnology papers

  A paper written by Dr Ben Swift, published in Microbial Biotechnology, has been recognised as being among the top 10% of their most downloaded papers for the period January 2018 and December 2019.  This is a great achievement, showing how this …

   30 Apr 2020

  A paper written by Dr Ben Swift, published in Microbial Biotechnology, has been recognised as being …

• Hot Dogs – VetCompass study of heatstroke in dogs funded by Dogs Trust

  

  Heatstroke is a potentially fatal, yet often preventable, condition for dogs that can be caused by confinement in hot conditions (environmental heatstroke) or from exercise (exertional heatstroke). Despite attempts to educate owners about these …

   06 Mar 2019

  Heatstroke is a potentially fatal, yet often preventable, condition for dogs that can be caused by …

• Discover Dogs 2015 event!

  

  In October 2015 the ExCel centre in London was home to another successful Discover Dogs event, organised by the UK Kennel Club.  At this popular annual exhibition visitors can meet dogs from over 200 different breeds and types, and have  …

   22 Oct 2015

• So, are crossbred dogs healthier than purebred dogs?

  The VetCompass Programme uses clinical information on 2 million dogs shared from over 450 UK veterinary practices to examine health and welfare issues. A current hot topic in canine health asks whether crossbred dogs are healthier than purebred dogs …

   23 Jun 2015

• New RVC research reveals improved outcomes over time for canine mitral valve repair surgery using a structured multidisciplinary approach

  

  A new publication from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), reveals that adopting a structured multidisciplinary approach to mitral valve repairs improves short-term outcomes for canines suffering from degenerative heart valve disease. While open …

   12 Mar 2025

  A new publication from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), reveals that adopting a structured …

• HBLB grant awarded to investigate coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces

  

   A new Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) “small grant” has been awarded to Dr Kate Horan and Dr. Thilo Pfau to study coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces and is a follow-up study to the …

   27 Jul 2020

   A new Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) “small grant” has been awarded to Dr Kate Horan and Dr. …

• New RVC research reveals antibiotics offer no benefit in treating dogs with diarrhoea

  

  A new VetCompass study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that veterinary prescription of antibiotics at first presentation of uncomplicated diarrhoea in dogs causes no difference in clinical resolution of these cases. The study …

   04 Oct 2023